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"The smoke of a fire creates a cosiness", - is sung in a tourist song. The bewitching magic of an open flame brings together and unites people gathered by the fire. And in this sense, neither a brazier nor a well-equipped summer kitchen can compare with a simple fire near which young people, parents, and neighbors will come to the evening light with pleasure. Conversations, jokes, quiet soulful songs...

But the fire next to the dwelling requires extra care. Having set aside a certain place for a fire in our small area, we decided to equip it accordingly. As a result, it turned out not just a bonfire, but a comfortable table around it, at which it is pleasant to sit and drink fragrant tea.

Due to the fact that the site is small, the fire place turned out to be about ten meters from the house. For safety and convenience, the following has been done. First of all, the turf layer was removed on the selected patch - a recess was obtained, the edges of which were bunded with the removed turf. A small concrete slab was laid in the center, and on it they built what was later called a bonfire table out of bricks on cement mortar. A blower channel was provided, which goes from one of the walls of the table to the grate of the fire itself. The walls and under it were lined with refractory bricks in clay mortar. In the corners, two metal Christmas tree racks were mounted diagonally, interconnected by a horizontal metal rod - for hanging a teapot or kettle. At the end of the masonry, the surface of the brick table was plastered and leveled with cement mortar.

Fire table (click to enlarge): 1 - table body, 2 - under the fire, 3 - grate, 4 - blower, 5 - niches, 6 - rack, 7 - base plate, 8 - soil

As on any table, everything that is necessary for drinking tea is easily placed here, its dimensions are quite satisfactory - 1,5x1,5 m. birch bark, rags, scoop, etc.).

the height of the table is small, then the seats around it are logs laid on three sides on cement blocks. Behind them, currant and gooseberry bushes are planted on the towering embankment of the patch, they are a good protection from the wind. The fireplace is separated from the house by fruit trees. It remains to be added that the patch has drainage, so that even after heavy rain the water quickly drains and it soon becomes dry again.

The fireplace not only turned out to be a convenient place to relax, but also made it possible to solve some economic problems: it became possible to dispose of various waste and any garbage, which, after burning, turn into good fertilizer for our plantings. We adapted with its help to get rid of plastic bags, plastic bottles. In order not to clog the fire, we hang all this "container" in cans over it (you can also adapt an old bucket). The contents burn perfectly even after the firewood in the fireplace has already burned out. One bad thing: the resulting ash is considered harmful to plants, so we take it out and bury it outside the site.

The fireplace table has been successfully serving us for ten years.

Author: V.Nazarov

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